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THE NORRIS PETERS co., WASHINGTON, D c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEONARD I. IBUSSEY AND ELLIS R. LIPPINGOTT, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Application filed January 4, 1909, Serial No. 470,699. Renewed January24, 1910. Serial No. 539,870.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEONARD I. BUSSEY and ELLIs R. LIPPINCOT'I,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCoin- Trays, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in coin trays, andhas for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective deviceof this character whereby the tray may be readily and easily tipped sothat the coins therein will slide into the palm of the persons handoperating the tray.

By the use of our improved tray a person may readily take his changealthough he have but one hand free to use or if he has gloves on hishands. It does away with the tedious operation of picking the coins froma fiat surface one at a time.

IVith these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, we will describeits construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is aperspective View of one form of coin tray made in accordance with ourimprovement. Fig. 2, a similar View of the tray tipped showing a hand indotted lines ready to receive the coins. Fig. 3, a similar view ofanother form of our coin tray. Fig. 4, a side elevation thereof showingit in its tipped position.

In carrying out our invention as here embodied, A represents the trayproper having upwardly extending sides orfianges B extending partiallyaround the tray so as to form an opening O. This tray may be made in anydesired shape, the main object being to form a coin holder with thefront portion open.

With the tray proper is formed the base D, having a flat bottom surfaceas indicated by F, so that it will sit upon a flat surface such as acounter, holding the tray in a horizontal position. With this base isformed the forwardly extending tongue G, which holds a position belowand forward of the open end of the tray proper, so that when the back ofa persons hand is laid upon the upper surface of the forwardly extendingflange G, the palm of the hand will be just beneath the opening of thetray, then by pressing downward on said tongue the tray will be tippedso that the coins will slide therefrom through the open portion and intothe hand.

In the form of tray shown in Figs. 3 and 4, we provide a tray A of anysuitable shape, having the flange B extending partially around the same,so that an opening C is formed at the front end thereof, and to this issecured the wire base D so bent as to form the forwardly extendingtongue E, against which the back of the hand is adapted to rest fortipping the tray to receive the coins placed therein.

Of course we do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction here shown as these may be varied within the limits of theappended claim without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anduseful, is-

A change tray comprising aflat bottom tiltable base, a tray properrigidly fastened to said base at the rear thereof, the base beinginclined upwardly at the rear to leave a clearance between said trayproper and said base.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto aflixed our signatures in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEONARD I. BUSSEY. ELLIS R. LIPPINCOTT.

Witnesses:

EDW. W. AUSTIN, S. M. GALLAGHER.

